Weather Records on 21 April 1929

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1929. Highest significance: Nambour Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 21 April 1929

On 21 April 1929, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 192 daily.
Nambour Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 136.1 mm (5.4 in) on 21 April 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 21 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roberts Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 21 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

153 broken records

Margins by which the 153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1929

Top 20 records on 21 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1929	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1929	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1929	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Greenville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	St Joseph, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Newport, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Steffenville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Atchison, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Cortland, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Napoleon, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1929	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 193 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	139
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2